Peñalosa wants one last fight

By Dennis Gasgonia, abs-cbnNEWS.com

After a painful loss to World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, former world champion Gerry Peñalosa is looking to fight one more time before eventually hanging his gloves.

Montiel and Morel will be slugging it out for the WBO bantamweight title which was stripped from Peñalosa after he failed to defend it within a year’s time.

“Sa akin lang, gusto kong mag-retire na ang last fight ay nanalo ako and at the same time may belt ako. Malaking karangalan sa akin at the same time makakapagbigay ng karangalan sa ating bansa,” said the Filipino.

He said that he will return to 118 pounds and also said he would prefer to fight in the Philippines.

Peñalosa lost his attempt to win the WBO super bantamweight crown after absorbing a technical knock out loss to Lopez on April 25.

Coach Freddie Roach decided to stop the fight before the 10th round began after seeing his ward being outpunched by the much younger Puerto Rican sensation.

Peñalosa said he has only watched a video of his fight against Lopez last Sunday. He said he wanted to evaluate if he indeed receive a terrible beating.

The veteran boxer, who will be turning 37 this coming August, also thanked those who called for his retirement from the sport as they expressed concern that he might only get hurt if he continues fighting.

Among those who discouraged him from fighting again is his kompadre and Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao.